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There are two different airports that service Brussels. The first is the Brussels National Airport, which is located in Zaventem, a nearby Flemish municipality. The second is Brussels South Airport, which is located near Charleroi. Brussels also has an underground metro system, which was built in 1976, and a bus and tram network that covers the city. Transportation in Brussels operates under an interticketing system, so tickets purchased can be used to ride the train or the bus. The major companies that manage Brussels transportation are: STIB/MIVB (metro, bus, tram), SNCB/NMBS (train), De Lijn (buses based in Flanders), and TEC (buses based in Wallonia).

Roads in Brussels are a historical sight since many of their patterns date back to medieval times. They have since been overlaid with boulevards, the city walls, and the railway junction. The national roads, however, are still in tact. Brussels has four motorways: European routes E-19, E-40, E411, and the orbital motorway. The orbital motorway, numbered R0, is a pear-shaped motorway and is commonly referred to as “the ring”.

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